Attachment for plows and the like.



T. MTMASON.

ATTACHMENT FOR PLOWS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1912. 1,046,62 1 Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

( 'IE-- -J ISUZ- avwemtoz wi/tueooeof TERRILL M. MASON, OF MURFREESBORO,TENNESSEE.

ATTACHMENT FOR FLOWS AND THE LIKE.

Original application filed November 11, 1911, Serial No. 659,781.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Dividedand this application filed March 16, 1912; Serial No.. 684,264.

To all whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, TERRILL M. MAsoN, acitizen of the United States,residing at Murfreesboro, in the county of Rutherford and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Flows and the Like, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in plow attachments,the same being a division of my pending application, Serial Number659,781, filed November 11, 1911, and my object is to provide animproved gage wheel for a plow.

A further object of the invention resides in providing means for theadjustment of the gage wheel vertically with respect to the plow beam,and a still further object resides in providing means for attaching thewheel to various longitudinal points on the plow beam.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a doubleclamping mem her which simultaneously clamps the plow beam andsupporting means for the gage wheel.

A still further object resides in providing an improved gage wheel forsupporting a riding attachment to a plow beam.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a perspective view showing my improved device applied to use; Fig. 2is a section through the plow beam and clamping device the-reon whichretains the gage wheel in position; and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionthrough the gage Wheel standard supporting the riding attachment.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and which 1 indicates a plow beam of the usual or anypreferred type, preferably one of rectangular design in cross section,which beam has mounted on the rear end thereof,

a mold board 2. Adapted to be mounted on the beam 1 is a gage wheel 3 ofany suitable size which is mounted on the end of an angular rod or shaft4, and in order to adjustably mount this gage wheel on the beam, Iprovide a clamping device 5. This clamping device comprises a trio ofplates 6, 7 and '8, which are held together by means of a is providedwith a plurality of peripheral flanges 12, while the slots 11 areprovided with a plurality of equally spaced notches or channels 13adapted to receive said peripheral flanges. From this construction, itwill be seen that the three plates 6, 7 and 8 may be secured togetherand to the beam 1 by means of the bolts 9, simultaneously retaining therod or shaft 4 rotatably bet-ween the plates and 7. When it is desiredto adjust the gage wheel 3, for obvious purposes, it will be seen thatit is only necessary to separate the plates 6 and 7 to permit theperipheral flanges 12 to be engaged with other notches 13 in the plates.

Clamped to the beam 1 in the front and rear of the clamping device 5 arethe ends of a pair of divergent arms 14 and 15, the outer ends of whichare secured between a pair of plates 16 and 17 Beyond the meeting pointof these arms 14 and 15, the plates 16 and 17 are spaced from oneanother, the spaced portions being parallel and provided with aliningopenings 18. An additional angular rod or shaft 19 similar to the rod 14extends through the alining openings 18 in said plates 16 and 17 and hasan additional gage wheel mounted on the outer end of the same. A sleevemember 20 which is snugly disposed between the spaced portions of theplates 16 and 17, has the bore thereof disposed in alinement with thealining openings 18 so that the vertical portion of the shaft 19 alsoextends therethrough, and in order to retain this shaft or rod 19 in anyadjusted position, a set screw 21 is provided in the sleeve 20 which isadapted what I claim is In a plow, the combination with a beam; 1

to be turned into engagement with the vertical portion of the shaft orrod 19." The frame formed by the divergent arms 14 and 15 is adapted tosupport a seat and thus it will be seen that the seat attachment issupported by the last mentioned gage wheel which is rotatably carried onthe frame and capable of vertical adjustment. 7

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple,inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of theinvention and while I'have particularly described the elements most welladapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that variouschanges in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe principles of the invention.

Having thus described this invention,

of a clamping member comprising a trio of "plates, a pair of said platesreceiving said rality of annular 'fian'ges "thereon disposed within thechannels of the last mentioned. plates, a gage wheel carried on thelower end of said shaft, and means to secure said plates together toadjustably retain the same on the beam andsimultaneously retain saidshaft in a rotatable position between certain of the plates.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my Witnesses:

W. L. LOGAN, J. MOORE KING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. O.

